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a big boost for chuck hagel's bid to become the next defense secretary. new york senator chuck shuker today publicly backing hagel for the first time. the endorsement after they met for 90 minutes at the white house yesterday and california senator barbara boxer also come out in support of the nomination. hagel reached out to all 100 senators and plan to meet individually with dozens of the members in the weeks leading up to his confirmation hearing. turn to capitol hill correspondent kelly o'donnell. i imagine the schumer news good news, not that he would not support hagel, but obviously, people were following the lead at least in tone from the beginning of all of this. >> reporter: well, chuck schumer expressed real concerns about some of the positions that chuck hagel held, and certainly, they knew each other over time. their paths crossed and really chuck schumer wanted an opportunity to have a face to face meeting. he made that request. as you point out, they met at the white house. they spent a considerable amount of time and a couple of issues that
a big boost for chuck hagel's bid to become the next defense secretary. new york senator chuck shuker today publicly backing hagel for the first time. the endorsement after they met for 90 minutes at the white house yesterday and california senator barbara boxer also come out in support of the nomination. hagel reached out to all 100 senators and plan to meet individually with dozens of the members in the weeks leading up to his confirmation hearing. turn to capitol hill correspondent kelly...
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we have a live report from capitol hill and we could see fireworks yet again surrounding chuck hagel. >>> plus, police make an arrest in the murder of the chicago teenager who performed at the inauguration. this arrest happening just before her parents are set to attend the state of the union as guests of the first lady. behold water so blue it merges with the sky above. behold natural beauty above the sea, and far below. behold smiles so wide they stretch across the face of an entire nation. behold...the islands of the bahamas. with command strips from 3m. designed to stick and eliminate odors anywhere. like this overflowing trashcan. to test it, we brought in the scott family. so what do you smell? beach house and you're looking out over the ocean. some place like, uh, hawaii in like a flower field. take your blindfolds off. aw man! [ screams ] [ laughs ] that smells good. i wouldn't even just put it in the trash, i'd put it in every room. stick it to eliminate odors anywhere. new febreze stick & refresh. breathe happy. there's a lot i had to do... watch my diet. stay active. start
we have a live report from capitol hill and we could see fireworks yet again surrounding chuck hagel. >>> plus, police make an arrest in the murder of the chicago teenager who performed at the inauguration. this arrest happening just before her parents are set to attend the state of the union as guests of the first lady. behold water so blue it merges with the sky above. behold natural beauty above the sea, and far below. behold smiles so wide they stretch across the face of an entire...
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my concern is after hagel and i think hagel will probably get confirmed after the hearings, after hagel, who's to follow? what is the trail of people who do have combat experience? who will follow hagel? i'm concerned about this. >> let's bring you in and transition from hagel because you have a lot of progressives and even actually today one republican and we'll play the sound a little bit later wondering whether or not john brennan is getting some kind of a pass here. there was a protest yesterday outside of the white house. not about chuck hagel but john brennan, the role in the bush administration regarding aggressive interrogation techniques, his role regarding the drone missions that continued through the obama administration as politico points out today, even reviving this dispute over leaks or alleged leaks out of the white house. are we not paying enough attention to brennan when, again, there were actual protests outside the white house yesterday regarding his nomination? >> well, in terms of the confirmation process, what doesn't -- protests outside the white house matter a l
my concern is after hagel and i think hagel will probably get confirmed after the hearings, after hagel, who's to follow? what is the trail of people who do have combat experience? who will follow hagel? i'm concerned about this. >> let's bring you in and transition from hagel because you have a lot of progressives and even actually today one republican and we'll play the sound a little bit later wondering whether or not john brennan is getting some kind of a pass here. there was a...
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does he identify with chuck hagel? both have seen the bitter pill they've had to swallow from their own party. >> look, relationships matter a lot in the senate. this is a situation where a republican has really frayed relations with many members in his own party because of the stances he took in iraq and on other issues. remember, tamron, a lot of these republican senators who voted against him didn't serve with chuck hagel. it's a very new, younger republican conference. they really only know him from the anti-iraq positions that he took, as well as some of the other thing he's did, such as endorsing deb fisher's opponent. >> to that point, roger, the senator was on msnbc earlier today. here what's he said. it has nothing to do with the personal issues laid out by senator mccain. let me play it. >> this doesn't have anything to do with a grudge. this has something to do with picking the best person to be the leader of the largest defense organization in the world. he's not the right guy for dod. he's well to the left
does he identify with chuck hagel? both have seen the bitter pill they've had to swallow from their own party. >> look, relationships matter a lot in the senate. this is a situation where a republican has really frayed relations with many members in his own party because of the stances he took in iraq and on other issues. remember, tamron, a lot of these republican senators who voted against him didn't serve with chuck hagel. it's a very new, younger republican conference. they really...
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the white house is counting on it working in the case of chuck hagel. the white house has been calling out republicans on this filibuster and you just hadden john mcsay a few minutes ago that we're going to get to a 51-vote sequester. the white house has had success so far -- but the signs are positive that hagel ultimately will be concerned, the question is how long and is there any possibility that hagel in the meechbt decides to step out and take himself out of the consideration, at least that's not what the white house wants. >> big picture here, though, john, our first read team says this is a reminder for all future legislative fights and nomination battles. we'll see over the next four years, let's stop pretending this will change any time soon. meaning this particular strategy is something we will see perhaps in fights over universal's background checks for guns. even the prek for all children as all legislation as we move forward with this congress and this president as a dynamic could end up like we're seeing now. >> that's correct, tamron, bu
the white house is counting on it working in the case of chuck hagel. the white house has been calling out republicans on this filibuster and you just hadden john mcsay a few minutes ago that we're going to get to a 51-vote sequester. the white house has had success so far -- but the signs are positive that hagel ultimately will be concerned, the question is how long and is there any possibility that hagel in the meechbt decides to step out and take himself out of the consideration, at least...
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hagel backed both the afghan and iraq wars. hagel's also a vietnam war vet with two purple hearts and would be the nation's first pentagon chief to have seen combat as an enlisted soldier. he's come under fire for a gay slur of 15 years ago and he's apologized for. even though many may think those criticisms of iraq and afghanistan is invalid. john brennan earned the stripes at the cia and runs counterterror ops which basically means he's running the drone program and fighting al qaeda which is not necessarily the same thing. cia isn't a cabinet position. and brennan isn't up against many roadblocks there. nor any major controversy on senator john kerry's nomination for secretary of state. so, since we're a cable news show, we have to talk about the fight. the fight and for and against hagel at the pentagon. start with an afghan war veteran, anthony schafer, friend of the program. and now with the cent ef of advance defense studies and john saltz, chairman of votevets.org. tony, do you like the pick? is this good for america? >
hagel backed both the afghan and iraq wars. hagel's also a vietnam war vet with two purple hearts and would be the nation's first pentagon chief to have seen combat as an enlisted soldier. he's come under fire for a gay slur of 15 years ago and he's apologized for. even though many may think those criticisms of iraq and afghanistan is invalid. john brennan earned the stripes at the cia and runs counterterror ops which basically means he's running the drone program and fighting al qaeda which is...
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>> the republican opposition to senator hagel is pretty strong. and they have made demands for additional financial information. interestingly enough, just a few hours ago, senator levin the chairman of the committee sent a letter to the republicans saying what they're asking for is beyond the scope and he's indicated that he's going to press ahead with a vote next week. i understand it will probably come perhaps as early as tuesday. >> so given that information you've just provided us, levin says this is beyond the scope and what rachel and others have pointed out so here we are, brennan's hearing yesterday, his senate hearing went well. handled some of the tough questions and seems that both of them will be confirmed eventually. but here we are with chuck hagel and still the hold around this process. what is likely to happen next? are we going to see another rare question pop up directed at hagel? >> well, the one thing that you don't want to do with presidential nominee is let it hang out there for several days. but i think the committee will p
>> the republican opposition to senator hagel is pretty strong. and they have made demands for additional financial information. interestingly enough, just a few hours ago, senator levin the chairman of the committee sent a letter to the republicans saying what they're asking for is beyond the scope and he's indicated that he's going to press ahead with a vote next week. i understand it will probably come perhaps as early as tuesday. >> so given that information you've just provided...
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something he had nothing to do with as well as chuck hagel. >> yeah. listen. i think it's fine to advise and consent. that's the senate's role. >> right. >> but for senator mccain and the others, it's become more about irritate and obstruct and some point it becomes a dangerous situation when you have a serious number of threats the country's facing, whether it's the growing threat of al qaeda in africa, you know, instability in the middle east, iran. and so, the question becomes when is enough enough? it doesn't seem to be anything for the administration to say to pacify them. >> speaking of the administration, carrie, let's play what jay carney said on this issue just within the past hour. >> we have been enormously cooperative with congress on the issue of benghazi. hours and hours of testimony including the secretary of state, tens of thousands of pages of documents, i believe. numerous hearings and working with members on their concerns as, you know, with regards to these nominations. but again, our nominees ought to be considered on qualifications. >> ca
something he had nothing to do with as well as chuck hagel. >> yeah. listen. i think it's fine to advise and consent. that's the senate's role. >> right. >> but for senator mccain and the others, it's become more about irritate and obstruct and some point it becomes a dangerous situation when you have a serious number of threats the country's facing, whether it's the growing threat of al qaeda in africa, you know, instability in the middle east, iran. and so, the question...
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>> yes. >> and despite tough opposition, chuck hagel's brother tom hagel says, quote, he's not going to walk away from this. the way he's responding from this, he's just going to fight harder. tim matt joins us from plirt coe. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> wednesday or thursday a debate and vote on the senate floor. so it appears that most of the senate ready to move ahead. senator lindsey graham, he is not. >> looks like a vote in committee tomorrow at 2:30 and see democrats and republicans have an open debate on whether chuck hagel should be the next secretary of defense. after that, if he passes through, then like you said h, s we'll look at a full senate floor vote. >> we read the quote from his brother tom and not going to walk away from this. he is in it. there's been speculation he might withdraw his name. that does not appear to be the case. i don't want to call it a happy ending here but does it still appear likely the president will get his choice? >> well, it looks like if we have a party line vote in committee tomorrow and we go to the full senate, democrats
>> yes. >> and despite tough opposition, chuck hagel's brother tom hagel says, quote, he's not going to walk away from this. the way he's responding from this, he's just going to fight harder. tim matt joins us from plirt coe. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> wednesday or thursday a debate and vote on the senate floor. so it appears that most of the senate ready to move ahead. senator lindsey graham, he is not. >> looks like a vote in committee tomorrow...
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much is written and said about the selection or nomination of chuck hagel and john kerry as part of the president's circle in determining what to do with afghanistan or with the troop levels in afghanistan moving ahead. >> that's right, tamron. and i think that the pressure on the president internally within his own administration to keep those numbers very low will be fairly considerable. last year, we were led to believe that there would be remaining force post-2014 of 10,000 to 15,000. i think today you should probably look at a 3,000 to 6,000 force. but what i thought was interesting about the press conference, tamron, was that while the president described the role of those forces in very narrow terms, continuing the training and doing a counter terrorism operation when needed against al qaeda remnants, what he didn't say was what's the main purpose of having those forces remain in afghanistan? i think it's two fold. one of them is to keep the taliban which will certainly come back in the rural areas and has ready from taking over kabul and so it's sort of a trip wire for that, the
much is written and said about the selection or nomination of chuck hagel and john kerry as part of the president's circle in determining what to do with afghanistan or with the troop levels in afghanistan moving ahead. >> that's right, tamron. and i think that the pressure on the president internally within his own administration to keep those numbers very low will be fairly considerable. last year, we were led to believe that there would be remaining force post-2014 of 10,000 to 15,000....
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he reisn'tly signed a bipartisan letter urning chuck hagel to reclassify deaths and injuries as combat related. the letter says the current situation has resulted in an embarrassing lack of care and treatment for the victims and their families. >> what happened here is clearly not just workplace violence. what happened here is an attack on our military by a terrorist element, specifically targeting our military, which just so happened to be in the united states of america. >> reporter: rooney says he is also willing to consider whether congress should change the rules. so the army could suspend the pay of soldiers arrested for crimes. if hasan had been a civilian defense department employee, nbc 5 learned the army could have suspended his pay after just seven days. personnel rules for most civilian government workers allow for indefinite suspensions. in cases when the agency has reasonable cause to believe that employee has committed a crime for which a sentence of impri n imprisonment may be imposed. we wanted to ask officials about hasan's pay and the decision to classify the shootin
he reisn'tly signed a bipartisan letter urning chuck hagel to reclassify deaths and injuries as combat related. the letter says the current situation has resulted in an embarrassing lack of care and treatment for the victims and their families. >> what happened here is clearly not just workplace violence. what happened here is an attack on our military by a terrorist element, specifically targeting our military, which just so happened to be in the united states of america. >>...
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costs like health care that those like defense secretary chuck hagel, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff martin dempsey, have said are overwhelming the department and have been for years. >> you can imagine some of the reaction after senator murray said that there's a fix and they could look for more sensible or smarter ways to find these savings. i cannot imagine that rests well with these people who are looking at the pension cuts. they would logically say, well, how are you going to make up those savings and why didn't you do that in the first place for us? >> absolutely. there's a lot of confusion here. the savings in this budget deal. this is something that wouldn't take effect until 2015 or estimated to save roughly $6 billion over a decade. there have been a number of pieces of legislation in just the last 24 to 48 hours hoping to find other ways to make up that amount of money but still allow veterans to receive the same cost of living increases in those pensions. >> all right. well, we'll see if there's more fallout from this budget deal that will linger through 2014 and b
costs like health care that those like defense secretary chuck hagel, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff martin dempsey, have said are overwhelming the department and have been for years. >> you can imagine some of the reaction after senator murray said that there's a fix and they could look for more sensible or smarter ways to find these savings. i cannot imagine that rests well with these people who are looking at the pension cuts. they would logically say, well, how are you going to...
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chuck hagel honored the victims by laying a wreath at the navy memorial. it was placed next to the lone saylor statue that serves to a contribute to those who served in this country's name. the u.s. senate paused for a silent moment of silence to remember the victims of the shooting rampage. ♪ meantime dick durbin took to the floor to speak about legislation that failed earlier this year and he believes it may have helped in this situation. >> there was an issue before the senate several months ago bipartisan amendment offered by senators manchin and toomey that would have taken an extra step to keep guns out of the hands of those who have a history of felonies or people who are mentally unstable. >> meantime diane fine feinstei issued a statement, thsz one more event to add to the litany of massacres that occur when a deranged person is able to obtain multiple weapons. congress must resume a thoughtful debate on gun violence in this country and must do more to stop the endless loss of life. casey hunt, john rosenthal of stop hand gun violence and michae
chuck hagel honored the victims by laying a wreath at the navy memorial. it was placed next to the lone saylor statue that serves to a contribute to those who served in this country's name. the u.s. senate paused for a silent moment of silence to remember the victims of the shooting rampage. ♪ meantime dick durbin took to the floor to speak about legislation that failed earlier this year and he believes it may have helped in this situation. >> there was an issue before the senate...
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senator lindsey graham and senate nominee chuck hagel. he was confronted with past remarks the former senator made that leaders on capitol hill are intimidated by the, quote, jewish lobby. >> name one person in your opinion who's intimidated by the israeli lobby in the united states senate. >> well, first -- >> name one. >> i don't know. >> well, why would you say it? >> i didn't have in mind a specific person. >> sir, do you agree it's provocative statement. i can't think of a more provocative thing to say about the relationship between the united states and israel and the senate or the congress than what you said. name one dumb thing we have been goaded in to do because of the pressure of the israeli or jewish lobby. >> i have already stated that i regret the term nlg. >> you said back then it makes us do dumb things. you can't name one senator intimidated. now give me one example of the dumb things we're pressured to do up here. >> we were talking in that interview about the middle east. about positions. about israel. >> now that excha
senator lindsey graham and senate nominee chuck hagel. he was confronted with past remarks the former senator made that leaders on capitol hill are intimidated by the, quote, jewish lobby. >> name one person in your opinion who's intimidated by the israeli lobby in the united states senate. >> well, first -- >> name one. >> i don't know. >> well, why would you say it? >> i didn't have in mind a specific person. >> sir, do you agree it's provocative...
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>> well, i don't think it's going very well for senator hagel. you know, there's a telling part at the beginning of the hearing where it was mentioned that senator kerry, the newly confirmed secretary of state, came out of his committee on a unanimous basis. confirmed with only dissenting votes in the senate. i think it's very, very telling that although a number of us disagree with senator kerry on a number of issues, we have confidence in him to represent capably the united states view and, frankly, a lot of us served with senator hagel. i think the fact it's going to be close, there's hardly any republican support for him from people who worked with him and in caucuses with him and on committees with him. i think it speaks volumes about the level of confidence that we don't have about this individual to head really the number one national security job in the united states. >> i want to get to the votes in a second. some of the number that is are out there. but i want to play your exchange with chuck hagel during this hearing today. your questi
>> well, i don't think it's going very well for senator hagel. you know, there's a telling part at the beginning of the hearing where it was mentioned that senator kerry, the newly confirmed secretary of state, came out of his committee on a unanimous basis. confirmed with only dissenting votes in the senate. i think it's very, very telling that although a number of us disagree with senator kerry on a number of issues, we have confidence in him to represent capably the united states view...
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final vote whether to confirm hagel could happen later today. those are the things we just thought you should know. begin with america's favorite soups. bring out chicken broccoli alfredo. or best-ever meatloaf. go to campbellskitchen.com for recipes, plus a valuable coupon. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. tens of thousands of dollars in hidden fees on their 401(k)s?! go to e-trade and roll over your old 401(k)s to a new e-trade retirement account. none of them charge annual fees and...
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. >>> the hagel hold-up, our conservatives using recess to dig up more dirt on the president's choice for defense secretary. white house reaction to the delay and hagel's kompl medication. >>> plus, hillary clinton expected to be one of the highest paid in the field. how much would it cost to book the world's most admired woman? that's just one of the things we thought you should know. ♪ [ engine turns over ] [ male announcer ] we created the luxury crossover and kept turning the page, writing the next chapter for the rx and lexus. this is the pursuit of perfection. writing the next chapter for the rx and lexus. all stations come over to mithis is for real this time. step seven point two one two. verify and lock. command is locked. five seconds. three, two, one. standing by for capture. the most innovative software on the planet... dragon is captured. is connecting today's leading companies to places beyond it. siemens. answers. [ female announcer ] some people like to pretend a flood could never happen to them. and that their homeowners insurance protects them. [ thunder crashes ]
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i have great regard for senator hagel and i think he's a great choice. jack lew, women qualified for the positions? absolutely. >> do you believe that there is some meeting happens right now to try to appropriately deal with this? i mean, no one wants the job just based on the gender or color. you want to say i earned my way in this and we know the realities of doors opened and closed in our nation's past to women, to people of color. do you think given the situation, the exposure there's serious talk behind the scenes at the white house? >> absolutely. i think that's right. there's some serious talk about how to fill out the rest of the cabinet. you saw the white house rush to essentially say, hey, wait a minute, we have the folks staying. holder and sebelius but to me in some ways they weren't in tune to this initially going in to this and only speaks to the lack ofdy rersty. no one in that room to say, listen, maybe we have a problem with the optics with rolling out all of these white male candidates. >> last thing i'd say, tamron, look. this is impor
i have great regard for senator hagel and i think he's a great choice. jack lew, women qualified for the positions? absolutely. >> do you believe that there is some meeting happens right now to try to appropriately deal with this? i mean, no one wants the job just based on the gender or color. you want to say i earned my way in this and we know the realities of doors opened and closed in our nation's past to women, to people of color. do you think given the situation, the exposure there's...
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the conference call briefing will include secretary of state john kerry and defense secretary chuck hagel and will only include chair men and ranking members of certain congressional committees, but 116 lawmakers from both parties are now asking the president to obtain full congressional authorization before carrying out any military action no matter how limited. now speaker of the house john boehner wrote a letter to the president calling on him to, quote, make the case to the american people and congress for how potential military action will secure american national security interests. president obama says he has not yet decided to launch a military attack. >> we have not yet made a decision but the international law against the use of chemical weapons needs to be kept in place and nobody disputes or hardly anybody disputes that chemical weapons were used on a large scale in syria. >> complicating matters more from the white house, reports russia is sending two warships to the mediterranean fueling tensionness that region. great britain's america's biggest potential ally in any action
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. >> and levels that were noted as extraordinary, and as by chuck hagel by those who had been his ally. >> you saw from top to bottom, from the beginning of this president's term right into the second term, republicans hellbent on stopping his agenda. a big part of stopping the president's agenda is stopping his nominees. in fairness the democrats tried to do the exact same thing to president bush and that's why we have this debate spark up in 2005. i think what -- >> by the numbers, it had become more frequent. >> it has become much more frequent. it's become extremely aggressive and to your point it has become the norm for people to not -- to simply not get votes in the u.s. senate. even if a majority approves of them. i think what democrats have to think about going forward though is when they're in the minority, how is this going to look from the other side of the aisle? >> right. >> they will eventually lose the majority. and i think that they're going to look back on this day and wonder about the wisdom of it. but progressives really pushing the president to make this change and
. >> and levels that were noted as extraordinary, and as by chuck hagel by those who had been his ally. >> you saw from top to bottom, from the beginning of this president's term right into the second term, republicans hellbent on stopping his agenda. a big part of stopping the president's agenda is stopping his nominees. in fairness the democrats tried to do the exact same thing to president bush and that's why we have this debate spark up in 2005. i think what -- >> by the...
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the tension you saw playing out when secretary kerry and secretary hagel were testifying before the house arms serviced committee, there were plenty of substance but there were the flare-ups were members were reflecting the frustrations that people back home have and some of the questions about what comes next. john kerry pointed out he's not in politics anymore, he's not the vote counter. he was trying to argue the case for the administration, still wanting the authority for a strike while at the same time being open to these new opportunities diplomatically that could involve the russians and french and so forth. but kerry was also very cautious about not getting too far ahead on that path, not certain assad or russia could be fully trusted if not fully vetted. an unusual day. the president is still here talking with senators. we expect when those meetings break up, we'll get another sense of where the moment is right now. senators i have talked to have spoken to the president over the last few days have said it's been very substantive and the president has been listening and there's a
the tension you saw playing out when secretary kerry and secretary hagel were testifying before the house arms serviced committee, there were plenty of substance but there were the flare-ups were members were reflecting the frustrations that people back home have and some of the questions about what comes next. john kerry pointed out he's not in politics anymore, he's not the vote counter. he was trying to argue the case for the administration, still wanting the authority for a strike while at...
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that go on at the end of the week between secretary of state john kerry and defense secretary chuck hagel with their russian counterparts at the state department. so there are other channels of communication. but again, this is a major statement by the obama administration. >> all right, kristen welker live at the white house. thanks, kristen. >>> and the news nation is also following developing news in the trial of accused ft. hood shooter nadal hasan. court is now in recess after a defense attorney working with hasan told the judge he thinks hasan is intent on seeking the death penalty and he wants no part of it. this sparked an objection from hasan who told the judge, quote, that's a twist of the facts. today's exchange comes after hasan acting as his own attorney delivered an opening statement saying, quote, evidence will clearly show he was responsible for the shooting. hasan did not cross-examine any of the four witnesses who took the stand yesterday, including a victim of the shooting and a member of the mosque hasan attended. hasan is only planning to call two witnesses to the sta
that go on at the end of the week between secretary of state john kerry and defense secretary chuck hagel with their russian counterparts at the state department. so there are other channels of communication. but again, this is a major statement by the obama administration. >> all right, kristen welker live at the white house. thanks, kristen. >>> and the news nation is also following developing news in the trial of accused ft. hood shooter nadal hasan. court is now in recess...
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lawmakers are outraged and calling secretary of defense hagel to get tough. the details of this latest case stunning. we will lay out the case. and we'll talk with democratic congresswoman carolyn maloney who has pushed the pentagon to enhance its sexual assault training session and response. first, today's "money minute" and a look at how wall street is performing today. i want to make things more secure. [ whirring ] i want to make things more s[ dog barks ] i want to treat more dogs. ♪ our business needs more cases. [ male announcer ] where do you want to take your business? i need help selling art. [ male announcer ] from broadband to web hosting to mobile apps, small business solutions from at&t have the security you need to get you there. call us. we can show you how at&t solutions can help you do what you do... even better. ♪ this tree has deep roots, strong limbs... things are perched and not pinned. nicely done. the boys love it. they are up there day and night. well that might be because you overlooked one thing... what? it looks into your neigh
lawmakers are outraged and calling secretary of defense hagel to get tough. the details of this latest case stunning. we will lay out the case. and we'll talk with democratic congresswoman carolyn maloney who has pushed the pentagon to enhance its sexual assault training session and response. first, today's "money minute" and a look at how wall street is performing today. i want to make things more secure. [ whirring ] i want to make things more s[ dog barks ] i want to treat more...
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. >>> president obama meeting with defense secretary chuck hagel and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. we will be joined by air force veteran jennifer norris, a sexual assault survivor who appeared at a news conference today with lawmakers to announce legislation to reform the military justice system. >>> and olympic gold medalist cullen jones will join us live. he is trying to save lives one child at a time by teaching children, especially minority children, to swim. cullen will join us to talk about his mission. >>> but first, new information on the boston bombing case. sources tell nbc news that the younger brother dzhokhar tsarnaev scribbled a note confessing where he was hiding before authorities closed in on him. on a wall he reportedly wrote that his actions were in retaliation for u.s. wars in iraq and afghanistan. he also wrote the boston marathon victims were, quote, collateral damage. and that he does not mourn his older brother who was killed in a shoot-out with police because he is considered a martyr. ny sis does your dog food have? 30? 20? new purina one beyond
. >>> president obama meeting with defense secretary chuck hagel and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. we will be joined by air force veteran jennifer norris, a sexual assault survivor who appeared at a news conference today with lawmakers to announce legislation to reform the military justice system. >>> and olympic gold medalist cullen jones will join us live. he is trying to save lives one child at a time by teaching children, especially minority children, to swim....
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now, the house foreign relations committee is hearing testimony from secretaries john kerry and chuck hagel as they spend a second day on capit hill making the administration's case. >> the world is wondering whether the united states of america is going to consent through silence, to stand aside while this kind of brutality is allowed to happen without consequences. >> and during the hearing, committee chair ed royce, a republican from california, accused the obama administration of waiting too long to seek authorization. >> the administration syria policy doesn't build confidence. for over two years, u.s. policy has been adrift. over a year ago, president obama drew in his words a red line. yet, only last week did the administration begin to consult with congress on what that means. >> but earlier today while in sweden, the president was adamant the red line is not his alone but the entire world's. >> my credibility is not on the line. the international community's credibility is on the line. and america and congress' credibility is on the rien because we give lip service to the notion th
now, the house foreign relations committee is hearing testimony from secretaries john kerry and chuck hagel as they spend a second day on capit hill making the administration's case. >> the world is wondering whether the united states of america is going to consent through silence, to stand aside while this kind of brutality is allowed to happen without consequences. >> and during the hearing, committee chair ed royce, a republican from california, accused the obama administration...
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their remains were greeted by defense secretary chuck hagel but some of the families had to pay their own flights to the ceremony because of the government shutdown. they did not get emergency benefits, $100,000 pays within 36 hours of a death. however, maryland based fisher house foundation stepped in to cover the cost the government would not pay. >> fisher house has always been about family. so it was just -- it was something i felt compelled to do. >> right now congress is working on a fix. the house is expected to vote in the next hour on a republican measure that would allow the pentagon to pay death benefits during the shutdown. a new ap poll shows 62% blame the shutdown on republicans in congress. 49% say president obama and democrats in congress share the blame. the poll also shows this incredible number, congress has an approval rating now of just 5%. the president is at 37%. all of this comes amid new signs of movement in the stalemate over this government shutdown and raising the debt limit. we'll get into that in a minute. but first jim mick la chef xi joins us. this may
their remains were greeted by defense secretary chuck hagel but some of the families had to pay their own flights to the ceremony because of the government shutdown. they did not get emergency benefits, $100,000 pays within 36 hours of a death. however, maryland based fisher house foundation stepped in to cover the cost the government would not pay. >> fisher house has always been about family. so it was just -- it was something i felt compelled to do. >> right now congress is...
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. >>> and defense secretary chuck hagel arrived in afghanistan today for his first visit as defense secretary and meeting with afghan officials and u.s. commanders. the visit with 66,000 troops in the country and with all u.s. combat forces set to be withdrawn by the end of next year. >>> and the white house confirms president obama and the first lady, well, they held a private dinner recently with former president clinton and former secretary of state hillary clinton. politico reported today that the obamas and clintons enjoyed a dinner in a private residence last friday to celebrate hillary clinton's retirement as secretary of state. the white house says the four enjoyed the dinner but didn't get further details. andrea mitchell reported that bill clinton did offer president some advice. those are the things we just thought you should know. you're crazy. go faster! go faster! go faster! go faster! no! stop...stop... (mom) i raised my son to be careful... hi, sweetie. hi, mom. (mom) but just to be safe... i got a subaru. (announcer) love. it's what makes a subaru a subaru. you ready? [ femal
. >>> and defense secretary chuck hagel arrived in afghanistan today for his first visit as defense secretary and meeting with afghan officials and u.s. commanders. the visit with 66,000 troops in the country and with all u.s. combat forces set to be withdrawn by the end of next year. >>> and the white house confirms president obama and the first lady, well, they held a private dinner recently with former president clinton and former secretary of state hillary clinton....
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hagel has received funds directly or indirectly from foreign sources, from extreme sources. >> there is no more important regulatory reform we can do than to repeal every single word of obama care. >> i think president obama is the most radical president we've ever seen. but i think an awful lot of republicans fail to stand for principle and contributed to getting us in this mess. >> if standing for liberty and the constitution makes you a wha whacko, bird make me a proud whack bird. >> the author of bush's brain, always a great pleasure to talk with you. the first question i have, ted cruz is seen as a likely republican presidential candidate. but it never follows with exactly who other than the tea party which as we well know cannot get you to the white house exclusively. >> it can't. i was with ted cruz a couple of months ago in iowa where he met with a group of pastors and absolutely dazzled these pastors who were important in places like iowa among social conservatives. their somewhat different than tea party voters with fiscal issues. social conservatives that ted cruz is tryin
hagel has received funds directly or indirectly from foreign sources, from extreme sources. >> there is no more important regulatory reform we can do than to repeal every single word of obama care. >> i think president obama is the most radical president we've ever seen. but i think an awful lot of republicans fail to stand for principle and contributed to getting us in this mess. >> if standing for liberty and the constitution makes you a wha whacko, bird make me a proud...
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in an interview with the bbc today, secretary of defense chuck hagel saying the u.s. military is ready now should the president order action against syria. >> suffice to say, the options are there. the united states of defense is ready to carry out those options. if that would occur, that would occur also in coordination with our international partners. >> but you're ready to go like that? >> we are ready to go like that. >> now the u.s. has war planes in the region as well as four destroyers in the mediterranean sea within range of targets inside syria. but officials tell nbc news the coming air strikes will be limited in scope, lasting just three days and targeting certain military installations. the aim here, they say, is to send a message to the syrian regime that chemical warfare is unacceptable and will be punished. the goal will not be to topple the assad regime. and the strikes are not likely to happen until u.n. inspectors leave syria. they're scheduled to leave sunday, but that could change at any moment. until then, president obama continues to craft an int
in an interview with the bbc today, secretary of defense chuck hagel saying the u.s. military is ready now should the president order action against syria. >> suffice to say, the options are there. the united states of defense is ready to carry out those options. if that would occur, that would occur also in coordination with our international partners. >> but you're ready to go like that? >> we are ready to go like that. >> now the u.s. has war planes in the region as...
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all week long, secretaries john kerry and chuck hagel made the administration's case. they delivered impassioned testimony on syria's use of chemical weapons and answering tough questions on capitol hill, setting up a crucial four days ahead for the obama administration. >> i've made a decision that america should take action. it is limited. it does not involve boots on the ground. this is not iraq. this is not afghanistan. >> this is behavior outside the circle of civilized human behavior, and we must respond. >> i'm going to support the president's call for action. >> i don't want to take off the table an option that might or might not be available to a president of the united states to secure our country. >> i didn't find that a very appropriate response regarding boots on the ground. >> there will not be american boots on the ground with respect to the civil war. >> we urge the president to up his game and inform the american people, what does it mean if assad wins and the opposition loses? >> the president has said bashar assad must go, so our policy has to be to
all week long, secretaries john kerry and chuck hagel made the administration's case. they delivered impassioned testimony on syria's use of chemical weapons and answering tough questions on capitol hill, setting up a crucial four days ahead for the obama administration. >> i've made a decision that america should take action. it is limited. it does not involve boots on the ground. this is not iraq. this is not afghanistan. >> this is behavior outside the circle of civilized human...
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you know, we've seen over the past two days secretary of state john kerry, defense secretary chuck hagel answer a lot of those questions. her question isn't original, but they haven't come from the president. the president being the leader of his party. the person who can give cover to the carol shay porters of the world to say, look, president obama laid it out in pretty clear terms. he was convincing. i'm going to go ahead and cast a vote for that. getting to the point is really the challenge. that kind of seems to lead to the president having to take the biggest step possible and actually addressing the nation to allay not only the people in his own party but also some republicans who might be with him in the end. >> you know, talking about republicans and who may eventually support the president in the end, "huffington post" and others have noted sheldon adelson, a man we talked so much about during the general election, adelson and other gop donors, powerful folks are now backing syria's strike resolution and pressing some members of congress, republicans, to do the same. >> we have
you know, we've seen over the past two days secretary of state john kerry, defense secretary chuck hagel answer a lot of those questions. her question isn't original, but they haven't come from the president. the president being the leader of his party. the person who can give cover to the carol shay porters of the world to say, look, president obama laid it out in pretty clear terms. he was convincing. i'm going to go ahead and cast a vote for that. getting to the point is really the...
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chuck hagel announcing this similar giveback as have several other members of congress in the obama administration. the democratic members of congress that are included in this are mark begich, eleanor holmes norton and also tammy duckworth. what does your gut tell you about this? do you think it will spur more members of congress to give up a portion of their pay? to go facebook.com/newsnation to vote there. >>> we'll have an update on yesterday's gut check. new jersey lawmakers planning to investigate why rutgers didn't firemen's basketball coach mike rice earlier in a group of faculty members is calling on the state university of the members to resign. rice was fired yesterday after videotape surfaced that showed him roughing up players during practice using anti-gay slurs. but the video was given last november to the athletic director who fine asked us is penned the coach and sent him to anger management classes. we asked you, do you think that the athletic director should also be fired? 93% of you said yes. 7% of you said no. >>> that will do it for this edition of "news nation." thank you fo
chuck hagel announcing this similar giveback as have several other members of congress in the obama administration. the democratic members of congress that are included in this are mark begich, eleanor holmes norton and also tammy duckworth. what does your gut tell you about this? do you think it will spur more members of congress to give up a portion of their pay? to go facebook.com/newsnation to vote there. >>> we'll have an update on yesterday's gut check. new jersey lawmakers...